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LEADER: 01655cam a22002774a 4500
001 2005025353
003 DLC
005 20060814150106.0
008 050831s2006 ncua bq 001 0 eng
010 $a 2005025353
020 $a0786424028 (softcover : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aPN1995.9.G57$bH36 2006
082 00 $a791.43/652352$222
100 1 $aHentges, Sarah,$d1976-
245 10 $aPictures of girlhood :$bmodern female adolescence on film /$cSarah Hentges.
260 $aJefferson, N.C. :$bMcFarland,$cc2006.
300 $avii, 258 p. :$bill. ;$c23 cm.
520 $a"The "coming of age" tale has been a popular genre of film for decades. However, young women have been forced to consume stereotypical versions of themselves in these movies. This study provides the reader with a variety of cultural reference points regarding the individual and collective American coming of age story"--Provided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 249-251) and index.
504 $aFilmography: p. 235-247.
505 0 $aAmerican adolescence: girls' mainstream terrain ; Race, class, gender, sexuality and citizenship: a possessive investment in the mainstream ; Coming of age narratives: some mainstream contours -- Negotiating American culture: traversing our own paths ; Oppositional power and empowerment: girls' experiences from the margins; Sex and sexuality: negotiating structures, constructing alternatives.
650 0 $aGirls in motion pictures.
650 0 $aTeenage girls in motion pictures.
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0518/2005025353.html